Manifold sales or order book.



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MANIFOLD SALES OR ORDER BOOK. APPLIGATION FILED DEQ. 13, 1910.

Patented Sept. 19,1911.

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()ELLANIDG S. GAUGE, F

01* SHELBY, OHIO,

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A oonronarro'nor OHIO.

MANIFOLD SALFS QR ORDER BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 13, 1910.

Paton ted serial No. 597,995.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORLANDO citizen of the United States of Ame'ica, residing at Shelby, in the county of Richland and. State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifold Sales or Order Books of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to improvements in manifold sales or order books and has especial reference to manifold sales or order books wherein triplicate copies of the order or'sales memoranda are to be made si1nultaneously, to wit z-an original and two copies. f

One of the objects of my invention is to S. GAFCH, a

construct a triplicate order or sales book i bined original and whereby the quantity of tissue sheet used in the construction of the triplicate order or sales books now in use can be reduced with'-. out in any way affecting the efficiency or use of. said books.

Another object is to provide means of clamping the triplicate book of tissue sheets in'a fixed relation to the combined original and duplicate pad.

A. further object is to provide facilities for dropping the triplicate tissue sheets,'after the n'iemoraud a shall have been'in'dorsed thereon underneath the combined original and duplicate sheets without handling the tissue sheets.

Another objectof my invention is to pro'- vide means of making a simple and compact form of order or sales book including the cover, that is thoroughly practical and that can be maninulated conveniently and rapidly.

To-this end my improved book comprises one combined. pad of original and duplicate leaves and a book of tissue sheets'w-hich is clamped in position to fold over and overlie the duplicate and original pad at right angles thereto and means to hinge the comduplicate pad from the side of the cover.

I accrm'iplish' these and other objects by means of the arrangement the several parts hereinafter described and illu rated in the; accompanying drawings, in 1 ch ...gurc 1 represents a perspective view of my improved order or sales book showing it in position for use. Fig. 2 is an end secand assemblage of y sidehinge' 9 from the side indicated by l ak-I l.

. to engage with the on the fixed part of the clamp and the apes:

tnres 1n theadetacliable part. with the cover of the tissue sheet: interposed between said parts. Fig. is-an end view of my ims proved book showing its compact and con venient form. j

In the drawing, 1 and 2 represent the lids of the cover flexibly connected by a hinge 3. An auxiliary lid 4.--is flexibly connected or hingedtc 1e side 4 of the part 2 by the 2 Land lie upon the used tissue sheets after they have beenzfdropped below lid as show'tn 'in Fig. 2. p

A. combined pad 5 of folded original and duplicate leaves is fastened to auxiliary hinged lid thy a holder 6 or in any other well known manner. A double faced can bon sheet 7' boundtogether with the pad and is adapted to-be interposed between the folded original and duplicate leaves.

Adjacent to the pad of leaves 5 a plate 8 angular in cross section is rigidly attached to the part 2 ofthe cover (by any well known fastening means) and forms part of the clamping means for holding the tissue book. Conical projections 9. and 9 are pressed from the body of the angular plate 8. The clamping bar-1O has both ends 11 and 12 bent inwardly parallel with the body leaving open spaces 12 and 13 which on gage the clamping Ap'ertures 15 and 16 are provided in the bent ends and are adapted projections 9 and 9 which securely retain the place. vThe plate 8 is preferably made of spring metalto permit the bent ends to spring over the project-ions to engage with the apertures in the detachable part 10 of the clamp.

A book of tissue attached to a light weight cover and. is held adjacent to the upper edge 19 by the clamp- Sept. 19, I911.

and is adapted to fold inwardly or to the left as shown in Fig.9

the auxiliary detachable. part- 10 insheets 1'? is provided and as plate 8 at the points {the tissue 11 order to'removeit from its, po-

'beunderstood'that thefolded leaves of the with atissue loo- 1;v

- with the.

"leaf from between the original leaf and the carbon sheet is sively from the top to tween the top andbott'om of the pad 5. In" use, the back, cover of the tissue book is inserted in; the spaces 12 and13. of the clampgtar 10 which is. then'made to engage .w1th. the upstandingfpart "of the plate 8, and the tissue book is rigidly held with its .back (Sr-binding. parallel with the side ofj' folded fupgoverthetissue, when-1 bookis it-will be noted that there is no necessity of eating pad,

ingh'arkof-the; plates.- The upper edge 19 extends upwardly; to 'a point half way bethe'pad 51at1'a point half way between the topand'bottomof the pad.

. In the manipulationonuse of the book, each original leaf 20 of the pad 5. 'is raised and the carbon sheet '7 is made .to lieupon theduplicate leaf 21, the tissue or triplicate sheet l Z is then folded or laid uponthe carbon'sheetand the-original leaf is then laid upon the tissue sheet and thebook is then reaclyfor use. y

When the original and duplicatefcopies are made, the part 4; is first lifted and turned to. the right, 'thus removing the tissue leaf" fromits {position and dropping it underneath the part 4 which is 'returned to place; theoriginal of thenextunused' slip is then -'withdrawn the used original-and duplicate torn. out of the pad, the' next unused tissue folded over the carbon, the unused original;-

againf ready for use- [.In these operations touching the the= fingers.

carbon or. transfer sheet with. .Nor is "it necessary to handle sition after the sheet has been used. It will pad 5-- are provided with weakenedi or.-per forated lines; v p

I The compact form of the bookandcover when closed is shown in Fig. 5. Attention is called to the fact that by the peculiar constructio'r'i of my book {it is not necessary to have the-cover much larger than the dupli in order to. protectfthefends of the leaves ofthe tissue book; also that the same result'willbe secured if the clamping device isused oneit'her side or' at the top'. edge of the p'ad Stand the tissue leaves when used are .entirelfytjcovered and protected by the-r t My cover-differs from those now used folded in from the side in that the auxiliary lid. is hinged at the side" of the duplicating portion; this provides for movement of the .auxiliary lid parallel back of the-tissue book and the ten sion" or, forceexerted to remove the tissue applied uniformly along the entire length ofthe'tissue leaf, while with the type of cover having the: lid hinged at the. bottom, the force is applied progres the hottomof the tissue'leaf and gives a tearing straini enden up thesides -and across the leaves of the aged or wrinkled.

whereby .the ends lel with the sides of the cover to be also reduced in size,- renderis an important matter [the peculiar constructiofiofithecover.

level with the top n; i difi u t k r t e iswe. fr m being torn, especially when rapidly 1nan1pulated.

Heretofore -tissue books for triplicate purposes have been secured by inserting the back cover inxa pocketand it was necessary to make the, *tissue book from '2'." to 1 wider thanlthepad withwhich it wasused in order toinsure. the tissueleaves reaching from the=bottom,where the back was located,

and 'asithe. pad'was used and the tissue .leaveswere lifted and droppedyunder the pad of duplicate and original sheets, the tissue leaves projected farther over thoside of the-duplicating pad by virtue of the fact that the distance from the'back to the leaves in use'was gradually decreased until, when the last sheet of the'pad-Iwas used, the tissue sheets projected materially I beyond the duplicatingportion of the pad. When a tissue leaf was:usedland-dropped under the part carrying the duplicatingpad, the extra width of the tissue leaf caused it to project beyond the. side of the pad opposite tothe binding}. This necessitated "the covers being much wider than the duplicating portion of the pad, as it was necessary to'have the covers project 'suthcientlyto prevent the used portion of the tissuefrombecoming time My cover differs from those in present use in that it is hinged to fold from the side of the tissue leaves are protected against mussing nor tearing and are" obscured from the view of customers without materially enlarging the cover.

vBy mymethod of securing the tissue book in the cover, the backis rigidly heldparalthe duplicating pad, only sufiicient space being given-to'pennit all the tissue leaves tofpassbetween the clamping bar aud t-he seaside of the auxiliary lid.

' I am, enabled to materially In this manner. reduce t-l16 S1ZG-Of t .e tissue book enabling ing it easier tom'anipulate without-tearing the tissue leaves, and more convenient to be carried in the pocketof the user.

, The reduction'imsize of the tissue book to the consrimenwvho usually files the tissue books for reference, and in a large business where many thousands of salesare made, the space saved is a very important item.

i The cover of the tissue book may be pr1nted with suitable wording and when removed from the book, .'t is inproper shape forprotected against wrinkling or tear mg by further called to' the fact that in certain type of books may be deslred to hold the back of the tissue book at a polnt of the duplicating pad,

; Attention is and l accomplishwitheut departing 1 all Cit

: leaves attached to the said tached to the i one of the aforesaid lids,

to the auxiliary mosses frotnthe spirit of my invention, by making I half way height.

li hat I claim is1- l. A manifold book comprising a cover composed of two lids flexibly connected to gethe1', an auxiliary lid flexibly connected to one edge of one of the aforesaid lids, a pad composed of original and duplicate auxiliary lid, clampmg means secured to the cover, a tissue book held by said clamping means along a line half way between the top and bottom of said pad and in close proximity to one edge of the pad,

and a carbon sheet attached to pad and adapted to be laid between the folded leaves of the pad.

.manifold boolt comprising a. cover composed oi two lids gether, an auxiliary lid flexibly connected to the cover to swii'ig from the edge of one of the aforesaid lids, a pad composed of original and duplicate folded leaves at tached to said auxiliarydid, a clamp atcover composed of a a detachable part, atissue book held by said clamping means along a line half-way between the top and bottom of said adapted to fold overv said pad, and a carbon sheet attached to said pad as described 3, A manifold bool' comprising a cover composed of two lids flexibly connected together, an auxiliary lid flexibly connected to and adapted to swingfrom the edge of i a pad composed duplicate leaves attached lid, an angular ha'rsecured to one lid of the cover in close proximity of original and to one edge of the pad, a detachable clampto one of the aforesaid lids,

between thetop and bottom of said pad aigl" I p 7 and a-carbo'n sheet attached to the upper in close proximity to one side of the edge of the pad as set forth; I

5. A manifold book comprising a cover composed of two lids nether, an auxiliary lid flexibly connected to one of the aforesaid lids, a pad composed of original and duplicate leaves attached to the auxiliary lid, clampin means secured to the cover, a' tissue book of, substantially the same length and width of said pad held rigidly by said clamping means along a line flexibly connected to v fixed and pad and top lid, a carbon attached to one edge of the vmeans secured flexibly connected to- I in close proximity to the edge of andfa carbon sheetattached to saidpad,

6. A. manifold book comprising acover composed of two lids flexibly connected to gether, an auxiliarylid flexibly connected to one of the aforesaid lids, a padcomposed of original and duplicate leaves attached to the auxiliary lid, clamping, means attached to the cover, a tissue book comprising a series of leaves held by said damping means along a line half way between the top and bottom and close to one edge of said pad, said leaves being arranged to foldover said pad and drop beneath the pad when the auxiliary lid I is lifted, and a carbon sheet attached to said pad, '2', A manifold sales or order book comprising a cover of two lids flexibly hinged together, an auxiliary lid hinged to the edge of one lid of said cover, a pad composed of original and duplicate leaves attached to the auxiliary lid, a tissue book secured to the cover, the leaves of which are arranged to fold in a lateral direction over the pad, a'carbon sheet attached to the pad clamping means to removably secure said tissue book to the cover close to one edge of the pad and along a line half way between the "and bottom of said pad, substantially as described and set forth.

8. A manifold order or sales book comprising a cover composed of two lids hinged together, an auxiliary lid hinged to the edge of one of the lids of said co er and adapted to fold inwardly and outwardly from one edge thereof, a. pad of original and duplicate folded leaves attached to the auxiliary sheet attached to the auxiliary lid to lie parallel with the edges of the pad, clamping means secured to the cover,a book of tissue leaves rigidly held in said clamping means along a line half way between the top and bottom of said pad.

9. A manifold book comprising a cover composed of two lids flexibly hinged together, an auxiliary lid hinged to one of the lids ofsaid cover, a pad composed of original and duplicate folded leaves at tached to said auxiliary lid, a carbon sheet pad; clamping to the cover, atissue book rig-idly held in said clamping means along a line half way between the top and bottom of saidpad, said auxiliary lid when swung outward-drawing outward from beneath the used tissue sheet which drops by gravity upon that part of the cover that lies underneath said auxiliary lid when it is swung: inward thereby protecting the leaves from injury and covering the memoranda.

10. A manifoldorder and sales book comprising a cover havingtwo lids flexibly connected together, an auxiliary lid attached to said cover, a pad attached to one edge between the top. and bottom and; the pad,

.t-he 'auxiliry'lid, did a. tissuefbook, in com- In testimony whereof]: aflix my signatug'e 'bination'with a clamping m'e a ns' composed in presence of. two witnesses" 0f a Sfcafionaryand a detachable t, said "clampmg means being adapted-"t =-;I em0v.v ORLANDO GAUGH; 5 blythpld the tissue bookfalonga' hne half VVith ssesi :way between thetop and bottom of the pad, JOHN H. Coss,

as described and set forth; PEARL M. ACKERMAN. 

